Chat in ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptians also " gossip " about a bald queen, adultery in royalty, missing bodies, homosexuals, harem intrigues and much more.

Egyptologist Lisa Schwappach-Shirriff, at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in California, USA, home to North America's largest collection of Egyptian artifacts, recently found evidence of tabloid stories in storage. storage of the museum. The results show that people have always been interested in discussing the privacy and delicacy of others.

"Ancient Egyptians still believe that anything written is mysteriously correct, so if something is true, but it is not pleasant, it will never be written down." , Schwappach-Shirriff said.

She added: "This makes it interesting when you find pieces of detail in gossip stories."

For example, she explained a text from 5,000 years ago describing an anonymous king who frequently visited the home of one of his generals, at night. The writing repeated that " there is no wife in that house ", proving that the king had sex.

"Does that say that ancient Egyptians opposed gay relationships? Not sure," said Schwappach-Shirriff. "The problem may be that the general did not fulfill his duty to create a successor to the family."

Andre Dollinger, another Egyptologist who has published numerous studies on Egyptian cultural history, also said that Egyptians often talked about the regular party princes. "A picture of a limestone stone shows a king growing bushy beards, looking worse than allowed," Dollinger said.

Queen Hatshepsut

Schwappach-Shirriff said a more visual storytelling was discovered near the temple of Queen Hatshepsut. The lady declared herself a king and had an intimate relationship with the monk named Senenmut.

"How intimate it is is still a secret, but it is clear that the temple builders thought it was very intimate," she said. "A wall painting depicting the female king in a very comfortable posture with a non-royal person. Since it was found at the resort site, you can imagine them giggling with each other like during lunch break ".

Other writings and evidences show that grave miners often lose their bodies and report their errors. For example, Queen Hetepheres' tomb was discovered intact but there was no body. Maybe her body was lost but no one wanted to report it to the king.

Although very few documents about the existence of the Egyptian harem exist, the records show that the wives often secretly discussed how to take their children to the throne. In a dark conspiracy, Ramses III was killed by wives and these people were later accused by workers.

Schwappach-Shirriff commented: "People often talk about things that make them interesting, both in ancient and modern times. One of the best ways to know what a person really is, and an act. how is supposed to be reasonable, is listening to people's chat stories ".

Minh Thi ( according to Discovery )